Jan 31 – Climate Change & the Plant-Based Diet – Howard Lyman

Climate Action

Author, environmentalist, former cattle rancher, and co-defendant with Oprah Winfrey on the Amarillo Texas beef trial, Howard Lyman will be speaking on sustainability and the dangers of current methods of food production. NW Maritime Center, 431 Water Street, Port Townsend. Please take the stairway or elevator up to the second floor.

Contact: Bill Ferguson – billfe@gmail.com

Web: http://www.meetup.com/Port-Townsend-Vegan-Meetup-Group/events/226812977/

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Taming Bigfoot Carbon Footprint Competition – Join Now!

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Bigfoot

Taming Bigfoot is a team challenge that makes it fun to reduce your carbon footprint – a number that measures the amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with your activities. And you can win prizes, too! As part of the competition, teams will work together to learn how to reduce your electricity, gas, and water usage, and then measure your … Read the rest

Oct 27&29, Nov 11- Preparing for Climate Change in the North Olympic Peninsula

Climate Action
The “Climate Change Preparedness Plan for the North Olympic Peninsula” recently issued by the North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation & Development Council (NOP RC&D) will be presented by Kate Dean and Cindy Jayne of NOPRC&D. This presentation will include the projected climate change impacts for the North Olympic Peninsula, and the locally developed strategies for how we can best prepare
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International Transition Town Trainer Coming to Port Townsend June 16-20, 2015

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Tina Clarke is an internationally known Transition Town trainer a Certified Transition Town Trainer with the global Transition movement (www.TransitionNetwork.org) and will be in Port Townsend June 16 – 20 to lead a series of events hosted by Local 20/20 and Collective Impact, and co-sponsored by the City of Port Townsend, Firefly Academy Preschool and Thunderbull Productions. Tina  has helped … Read the rest

May 1 Event – Kathleen Dean Moore “Broken Clouds: Finding Clarity and Moral Courage in a Time of Climatic Change”

Climate Action
Kathleen Dean Moore, a philosopher, nature writer, and public speaker, will give a talk titled “Broken Clouds: Finding Clarity and Moral Courage in a Time of Climatic Change.” Her work brings together the art of the essay, the wisdom of the natural world, and the moral clarity of philosophy to explore our place on the planet and our
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Nov Events: Home Energy Audit Workshop and Climate Change and Antarctica Talk

Climate Action
November 8th and November 14th are the dates for two exciting local climate action events in Jefferson County:

Free Home Energy Audit Workshop
Saturday November 8, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Avenue, Port Hadlock

Want to save money, reduce your carbon footprint, and improve your comfort?
Learn from a professional how to identify energy wasting
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